Democratic Services Manager

South Kesteven District Council SKDC; Grantham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

South Kesteven District Council SKDC in Grantham is seeking a Permanent Senior Governance Officer to lead the Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams and support the Director of Law and Governance in developing a strong governance culture across the Council.

The postholder will champion democratic governance, advise elected Members, and provide a high-quality support service to the Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees, and other bodies.

Qualifications

• Lead the Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams.
• Support the Director of Law and Governance in developing governance culture.
• Advise elected Members and provide governance support to committees.
• Desirable to serve as Deputy Monitoring Officer with honorary allowance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Democratic Services and Land Charges teams.
• Champion democratic governance across the Council.
• Provide high-quality support to Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees.
• Potential to act as Deputy Monitoring Officer with honorarium.

Job description

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Salary: SK20A (£54,693 per annum) (plus Deputy Monitoring Officer Allowance)

Contract: Permanent

To lead the Council’s Democratic Services and Land Charges Teams and support the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) in developing a strong governance culture and structure for the Council.

The postholder will champion democratic governance and the role of elected Members across the Council and ensure the provision of a support service to the Council, Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny and Regulatory Committees and other constituted bodies of the Council.

Other managerial responsibilities will include line-management of the Council’s Legal Services team and the Council’s relationship with Legal Services Lincolnshire as part of a shared service arrangement, together with line-management of the Authority’s Land Charges Team.

It is also desirable that postholder have the skill-set and desire to serve as one of the Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officers should they called upon to do-so. In such an event the postholder would be entitled to receive the prevailing rate of honorarium for the additional responsibilities in addition to their base salary.

This role is politically restricted.